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package com.baomidou.hibernateplus.converter;

/**
 * 数据类型转换接口
 * <p/>
 * User: liyd
 * Date: 13-5-9 下午12:04
 * version $Id: TypeConverter.java, v 0.1 Exp $
 */
public interface TypeConverter {

    /**
     * 获取源类型class
     * 
     * @return 源类型class
     */
    Class<?> getSourceTypeClass();

    /**
     * 获取目标类型class
     * 
     * @return 目标类型class
     */
    Class<?> getTargetTypeClass();

    /**
     * 转换操作
     * 会有接口和实现类的关系，所以必须传入实际操作的类，不然枚举等类型会得不到具体的枚举值
     *
     * @param actualSourceClass the actual source class
     * @param actualTargetClass the actual target class
     * @param value The input value to be converted
     * @return The converted value
     */
    Object convert(Class<?> actualSourceClass, Class<?> actualTargetClass, Object value);

}
